Any person who--
(a) falsely represents that he is a notary without being appointed as such, or
(b) practises as a notary or does any notarial act in contravention of Section 9, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to1ne year] or with fine, or with both.
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1. Substituted for "three months" by the Notaries (Amdt) Act, 1999 w.e.f. 17-12-1999.